PAGEPAGE7Unit1Period2Ⅰ.閱讀理解ATheYungangGrottoes(石窟)isfacingalifeordeathsituation.TreportedthatYungangGrottoes,locatedonthesouthernfootofWuzhouHill,16kilometerswestofDatonginShanxiProvinceThegrottocomplex(聯(lián)合體)ismadeupofmorethan51,000Buddhiststatues,rangingfrom3centimetersto17metersinheight.MostofthemwereconstructedduringtheWeiDynastyinthemid-fifthcentury.“Waterpenetration(滲透)isamajornaturaldestroyerofthegrottoes,”saidDirectorYuanJinghu.Withthedownpoursdirectlywashingtheirbodies,andtheaccumulated(聚積的)watereatingouttheirbasements,thestatuessufferthemostinJuly,AugustandSeptember,whenlargequantitiesofrainfallhittheregion.Butweatherisnottheonlysourceofthedamage.Datong,thecitywherethestatuessit,isalongtimeindustrialcityfamousforitscoalproduction.Thefloatingcoaldust,mixedwiththesulfurdioxide(二氧化硫)producedfromcoalburning,isanothermurder.AlthoughthegovernmenthasspentoveronehundredmillionyuanfortheconstructionofanewcoaltransportroutefarfromtheYungangGrottoesandalargeannualsumtomaintainthegrottoes,thereisstillanotherthreat,intheformofincreasingnumbersoftourists.“Besidestheintentionaldamages,suchaslitteringandtouchingtoomuchorimproperclimbing,thecarbondioxidethathumansbreatheoutisalsoharmfultothestatues,”thedirectorsaid.Yuanisconcernedforthefutureofthestatues,andsaidthatashumans,visitorsshouldunderstandandrespectthestatues’importance.Thestatueshaveliveslikehumanbeings,andifweprotectthem,theywilllive.Ifnot,theywilldie,andlatergenerationswillneverhavethechancetotakealookatsuchgloriousart.【語篇概述】文章介紹了現(xiàn)在云岡石窟的現(xiàn)狀以及國家為了保護它而采取的一些措施。1.Thetextismainlyabout_______.

A.thehistoryofYungangGrottoesB.thewaystoprotectYungangGrottoesC.thesituationofYungangGrottoesD.theimportanceofYungangGrottoes【解析】選C。主旨大意題。本文主要向我們介紹云岡石窟目前面臨的處境。2.HowmanycausesofthedamagetoYungangGrottoesarementionedinthetext?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。本文第三、四、五段提到了對石窟造成危害的原因有waterpenetration,airpollution,humanactivities共3個。3.AllofthefollowingmaycontributetothedamageofYungangGrottoesEXCEPT_______.

A.touchingtoomuchB.throwingrubbishthereC.improperclimbingD.takingphotosofthestatues【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。本文最后一段提到了一些行為會對石窟造成傷害,但未提到“takingphotosofthestatues”。4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthistext?A.ManypeoplewanttodestroythegrottoesinYungangcompletely.B.ThegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoprotectYungangGrottoes.C.ThegrottoesinYungangwilldisappearforeverontheearthsoon.D.NopeoplewillbeallowedtovisitYungangGrottoesinthefuture.【解析】選B。推理判斷題。由第四段“...thegovernmenthasspentoveronehundredmillionyuanfortheconstructionofanewcoaltransportroutefarfromtheYungangGrottoesandalargeannualsumtomaintainthegrottoes...”可知政府已經(jīng)采取了措施。BTheancientcityofChichenItzainsouthernMexicowasoneofthemostpowerfulcitiesandoneofthemostpowerfulancientcultures—theMaya.Buttoday,noonelivesthere.Itisonlyagroupofoldbuildings.However,peoplefromaroundtheworldstillcometoseeit.Peoplecometolearnaboutitsancientculture,thecultureoftheMayanpeople.TheMayanculturebeganalmost3,000yearsagoandgrewinpartsofCentralAmerica.Butabout1,000yearsagoagroupcalledtheItzainvadedthecityandbuiltnewpartsofthecitybasedonnaturalwells.TheynamedthecityChichenItza,whichmeans“mouthofthewelloftheItza”.ThemostinterestingstructureinChichenItzaisthePyramidofKukulcan(庫庫爾坎金字塔),whosefoursidesallcometogetheratonepointatthetop.EachsideonthePyramidofKukulcanhas91steps.Andthereisonemorestepatthetopofthepyramid.Thestepsareasmanyasthedaysofayear.SomeexpertsbelievetheMayacouldhaveusedthisbuildingtohelpthemknowwhentoplantcrops.Eachdaythesunfallsonadifferentstepofthepyramid,whichcouldbeawaytofollowtheyear.ThepeopleofChichenItzaespeciallydesignedonebuildingtoobserveandstudythemovementofthestarsandplanets.Expertssaythattheobservatory(天文臺)isoneofthemostcomplexstructurestheMayabuilt.Asetofstepswentupandaroundtheobservatorytower.Andtherewerewindowsinthetower.Eachwindowhadapurpose.Expertsbelievethatapersonlookingthroughoneofthesewindowscouldseeparticularstarsonparticulardates.TheMayamighthavebelievedthatstudyingthestarscouldtellthemthefuture.ChichenItzaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandanimportantpartoftheworld’shistory.【語篇概述】本文是一篇說明文,介紹墨西哥南部的瑪雅古城遺址——奇琴伊察,包括城市名字的由來、建筑、天文臺等。5.VisitorscometothecityofChichenItzato_______.

A.viewitsbeautifulsceneryB.experienceandexploretheMayancultureC.studyandobserveotherstarsontheobservatoryD.learnsomethingaboutwhentoplantcrops【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后一句“Peoplecometolearnaboutitsancientculture,thecultureoftheMayanpeople.”可知,游客來到ChichenItza的目的是體驗瑪雅文化。6.Whydidtheinvadersnamethecity“mouthofthewelloftheItza”?A.Becausewellscanbeseeninoraroundthecity.B.Becauseitislargeinsize.C.Becausethecityisnewlybuilt.D.Becauseitslocationisvital.【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段第二、三句話可知,入侵者依據(jù)城市眾多的天然水井,建造新的部分城區(qū),城市以此得名。7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChichenItzaisoneoftheWorldHeritageSites.B.ThePyramidofKukulcanhas364steps.C.Windowsinthetowerpredicttheweatherinthefuture.D.ThecityofChichenItzahasalonghistoryof3,000years.【解析】選A。推理判斷題。由文章最后可知Itza是聯(lián)合國教科文組織的世界遺產(chǎn),故A正確。從第三段第二、三句可得出庫庫爾坎金字塔有365個臺階,排除B項。倒數(shù)第二段中“Expertsbelievethatapersonlookingthroughoneofthesewindowscouldseeparticularstarsonparticulardates.”說明C項錯誤;D項對原文理解錯誤故也排除。8.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.ToevaluatetheMayanculture.B.Topersuadereaderstopayavisit.C.TointroducetheancientcityofChichenItza.D.TopresentthedevelopmentoftheMayanconstruction.【解析】選B。寫作意圖題。本文介紹瑪雅古城奇琴伊察的概況,目的是吸引游客來參觀這個城市。故選B。Ⅱ.完形填空OnAugust26,1999,NewYorkCitywasstruckbyaterriblerainstorm.Unfortunately,thishappenedduringthemorningrushhour.Manypeoplewhoweregoingtoworkwere1togohome.Somebattledtocallataxiortogetonabus.Stillothersfacedthe2bravely,walkingmilestogettowork.

I3tobeoneofpeopleonthewaytoworkthatmorning.Iwentfromsubwaylinetosubwaylineonlytofindthatmost4hadstopped.Aftermakingmyway5crowdsofpeople,Ifinallyfoundasubwaylinethatwas6.Unfortunately,thereweresomanypeoplewaitingto7thesubwaythatIcouldnotevengetdownthestairstotheplatform.SoItookthetraingoingintheoppositedirection,andthenswitchedbacktothedowntowntrain.

Finally,afterwhatseemedlikeforever,thetrain8mystop.ThenIhadtowalkseveralblocksintheincreasinglyheavyrain.WhenIfinallygottomyoffice,Iwas9through,exhaustedanddiscouraged.

Myco-workersandIspentmostofthedaydryingoff.Whenitwas5:00pm,Iwasreadytogohome.Iwasabouttoturnoffmycomputer10IreceivedanemailfromGarth,myDirector:Iwouldliketothankallofyouwhomadetheeffortand11wenttowork.Itisalwaysreassuring(令人感到寬慰的),attimeslikethese,whenemployeessoclearlyshowtheir12totheirjobs.Thankyou.

Garth’semailwasshort,butIlearnedmorefromthat13messagethanIeverdidfromatextbook.Theemailtaughtmethatafewwordsof14canmakeabigdifference.Therainstormandthetraffictroubleshadmademetiredandupset.ButGarth’swordsimmediately15meandputasmilebackonmyface.

【語篇概述】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者遭遇了一場暴風雨,歷經(jīng)艱辛堅持去上班,就在作者因此而倍感疲憊和煩躁的時候,卻收到了經(jīng)理的電子郵件,對不顧風雨堅持來上班的人們表示感激,這使得作者感到的疲憊與煩惱一掃而光,并由此感悟到幾句簡短的話語可以使人的精神煥然一新。1.A.forced B.refused C.approached D.gathered【解析】選A。因為大雨,許多人被迫回家,不能夠去上班。forced迫使;refused拒絕;approached接近;gathered聚焦。2.A.climate B.scenery C.storm D.burden【解析】選C。climate氣候;scenery風景;storm暴風雨;burden負擔,擔子。聯(lián)系上文,根據(jù)文章第一句提到的rainstorm可知,當時正在下雨,所以用facedthestormbravely。3.A.occurred B.promisedC.deserved D.happened【解析】選D。occurred發(fā)生;promised承諾;deserved值得;happened碰巧;聯(lián)系下文可知作者“碰巧也是冒雨去上班的人中的一員。4.A.practice B.travel C.process D.service【解析】選D。practice練習,慣例;travel旅行;process過程;service服務(wù)。由語境可知,作者去了地鐵站,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)大多數(shù)地鐵都已經(jīng)停止運行了,故要用service表示地鐵的運行服務(wù)。5.A.to B.through C.over D.for【解析】選B。句意:在擠過人群之后,我最后找到了一條還在運行的地鐵線路。Makemywaythroughthecrowds。6.A.running B.cyclingC.turning D.rushing【解析】選A。running運轉(zhuǎn),運行;cycling循環(huán);turning轉(zhuǎn)身;rushing沖;作者最后找到一條依然在運營的線路。7.A.check B.carry C.find D.board【解析】選D。check檢查;carry攜帶,搬運;find找到;board上車(飛機,船);句意:有許多人在等待上車。8.A.paused B.crossedC.reached D.parked【解析】選C。paused暫停;crossed交叉;reached到達;parked停車。句意:最終經(jīng)歷了好長時間,火車到達了我要到的車站。9.A.wet B.weak C.sick D.hurt【解析】選A。wet濕的;weak虛弱的;sick生病的;hurt受傷的。根據(jù)上文的ThenIhadtowalkseveralblocksintheincreasinglyheavy